ZIP 80640 recorded 66 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 463 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Adams County, CO. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
463 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 66 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 80640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 76 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 65 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 31 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 6.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 80640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 32 | 27.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 16.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 80640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 518% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 80640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commerce City | 186 | |
| 2 | Brighton | 28 | |
| 3 | Thornton | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 463 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.